IMMIGRATION

We learn about immigrant rights and advocacy event hosted by the Shelburne Falls Welcome Committee and FCCPR Rapid Response Network, learn about the 15th annual Ashfield FilmFest and get nerdy with wordster Emily Brewster.

National resettlement agencies have been in a seven month legal battle with the Trump administration to resume the U.S. refugee admissions program. Recently, a federal district court judge ordered the government to process and admit 160 refugees previously blocked by Trump’s executive order. That includes a family of 8 who arrived this summer at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.

For nearly 20 years Springfield City Hall has flown the Ecuadorian flag to celebrate the country's independence and local Ecuadorians who have contributed to the city's culture.

U.S. citizenship ceremonies are held several times a year around the country. Some coincide with federal holidays, including one held in Northampton, Mass., Friday July 4, 2025, on the lawn outside the city's historic courthouse.

On January 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the United State’s refugee program. That meant travel plans were abruptly scrambled for nearly 10,000 refugees expecting to land in the United States, according to aid groups. Among those stranded were four children from Afghanistan who were waiting to rejoin their family in the United States.

We talk with folx from the Center for New Americans about their upcoming naturalization ceremony for our newest neighbors, chat with author David Daley about the state of democracy and picture space with Mr. Universe.

The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition known as MIRA said Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court decision to limit nationwide injunctions in President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order is "disgraceful."

The new federal travel ban implemented by the Trump administration on certain countries as of June 9, 2025 comes with "a high degree of uncertainty" around actions and enforcement, UMass Amherst officials told the the international school community.

It's been 5 days since federal agents detained a landscape gardener from his job outside Creative Building Solutions on Maple Avenue in Great Barrington. Owners of the building say the agents were wearing masks and refused to show IDs.

The seizures were part of the latest surge against suspected unlawful immigrants in Mass.